This ink mold is a design from the Edo period.
長( cho : long )
葉 ( you : leaf )
This inkstick is made by extracting and mixing oil smoke made from rapeseed oil and the most suitable pigment for blue ink from plants.
The ink color is calm black. It contains natural indigo, which prevents extreme color tones.
SIZE: Width:24mm Length:100mm Thickness:14mm Weight:45gram
Ms. Junko Azukawa, a contemporary calligrapher and ink painter in Australia, explains how to use stickinks.
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